Certified Masterson Therapists

Certified Masterson Therapists

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Beyza Güner Budak

Clinical Psychologist

ŞİŞLİ / ISTANBUL

Completed a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at İstinye University. Author of the chapter “Schizoid Personality Disorder,” published in the book “Resea...

Completed a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at İstinye University. Author of the chapter “Schizoid Personality Disorder,” published in the book “Research and Evaluations in the Field of Clinical Psychology” (March 2024). Completed undergraduate studies in the Department of Psychology at Altınbaş University with a senior project on “The Effects of COVID-19 and Social Isolation on Children’s Social Development.” Has completed the theoretical training and supervision process in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: The Masterson Approach offered by the Masterson Institute Turkey. Continues clinical work within the framework of the Masterson Approach.

Çisen Belendir

Clinical Psychologist

ATAŞEHİR / ISTANBUL

Hasan Turgut Erdoğan

Clinical Psychologist

BEŞİKTAŞ / ISTANBUL

Completed undergraduate studies in Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Ondokuz Mayıs University (2004) and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Ü...

Completed undergraduate studies in Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Ondokuz Mayıs University (2004) and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Üsküdar University (2015). Completed theoretical training and supervision at the Masterson Institute (2019). Works as a psychotherapist with the Masterson Approach in the psychotherapy of personality disorders. Also continues wide-ranging scholarly work in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, analytical psychology, positive psychotherapy, medical hypnosis, humanistic psychology, and existential psychotherapy.

Beril Güneytepe

Clinical Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

İsmail Otçu

Clinical Psychologist

ATAŞEHİR / ISTANBUL

After completing an undergraduate degree in Psychology at Özyeğin University, Clinical Psychologist İsmail Otçu completed the master’s program in Clinical Ps...

After completing an undergraduate degree in Psychology at Özyeğin University, Clinical Psychologist İsmail Otçu completed the master’s program in Clinical Psychology at Gedik University with a thesis titled “An Examination of the Relationship Between Emotional Dependency and Attachment Styles in Young Adults.”

Adolescents and young adults are the focus of İsmail Otçu’s work as a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist. Has built a professional foundation through advanced psychotherapy training that meets national and international standards. Has completed the theoretical training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: The Masterson Approach offered by the Masterson Institute Turkey and is continuing the supervision process. Continues clinical work within the framework of the Masterson Approach. 

Filiz Dere

MD (Specialist)

BAKIRKÖY / ISTANBUL

Completed medical education at the Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine between 2003 and 2009. Completed psychiatry residency training at Bakırk...

Completed medical education at the Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine between 2003 and 2009. Completed psychiatry residency training at Bakırköy Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases from 2009 to 2015. Fulfilled compulsory public service at Malkara State Hospital.

Served a second specialist posting in Kocaeli, taking part in projects such as improving community mental health, suicide and crisis intervention, developing mental health services in primary care, and mental health training for family physicians, and also serving as the administrative physician of the Community Mental Health Center. Has been working at Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital since 2021.

Sena Duruk

Clinical Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

Elvan Karadağ Uzun

Clinical Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

Füsun Uysal

Psychotherapist

NİLÜFER / BURSA

Medical doctor with a master’s degree in clinical psychology. Following specialization,  completed a training program in integrative psychotherapy. Betw...

Medical doctor with a master’s degree in clinical psychology. Following specialization,  completed a training program in integrative psychotherapy. Between 2019 and 2021, completed the psychodynamic psychotherapy training in the Masterson Approach at the Masterson Institute and became a Masterson Institute therapist. Currently continues to hold psychotherapy sessions with adult  clients in private practice.

Gülçin Yılmaz

Clinical Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

Clinical Psychologist Gülçin Yılmaz graduated from the Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Boğaziçi University in 2012 and then completed...

Clinical Psychologist Gülçin Yılmaz graduated from the Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Boğaziçi University in 2012 and then completed the master’s program in Psychology at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Conducted master’s thesis research as part of NESDA, on the effect of diabetes on the course of depression, and, during undergraduate studies, worked as a research assistant at the University of Kent on a study of body image and peer relationships. Has done clinical work on migration, identity, and trauma in Turkey and the Netherlands, and gained experience at i-psy Amsterdam providing psychotherapy in English and Turkish to clients from diverse cultural backgrounds. Has completed the theoretical training and supervision in the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy of Personality Disorders: The Masterson Approach, approved by the Masterson Institute Turkey. Worked for many years as a clinical psychologist at Boğaziçi University and Koç University, providing psychotherapy services, crisis intervention, and preventive mental health programs for university students. Completed the Masterson Approach Couples Therapy Training in 2024, continues therapeutic work with couples, and also provides therapy in English.

Sezil Tombul

Clinical Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

İpek Kerestecioğlu

Clinical Psychologist

BEŞİKTAŞ / ISTANBUL

Gizem Sözsahibi

Psychologist

ÇANKAYA / ANKARA

Psychologist Gizem Sözsahibi graduated from the Department of Psychology at Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2017. Has conducted, and continues to...

Psychologist Gizem Sözsahibi graduated from the Department of Psychology at Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2017. Has conducted, and continues to conduct, psychotherapy in the adult psychiatry inpatient units and outpatient clinics of hospitals, focusing on psycho-oncology, trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, and disorders of the self.

Melisa Yılmaz Erdoğan

Clinical Psychologist

ŞİŞLİ / ISTANBUL

Aslı Gökçe Korkut

Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

Gizem Uğurlu

Clinical Psychologist/Psychotherapist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

Seren Çakırkaya

Clinical Psychologist

ŞİŞLİ / ISTANBUL

Clinical Psychologist Seren Çakırkaya works clinically with adolescent and adult clients and, in psychotherapy practice, draws on psychoanalytic theoretical...

Clinical Psychologist Seren Çakırkaya works clinically with adolescent and adult clients and, in psychotherapy practice, draws on psychoanalytic theoretical frameworks, the Masterson Approach in particular, with a special focus on personality organization and the processes of the therapeutic relationship.

Mehmet Can Kurtaran

Clinical Psychologist

KADIKÖY / ISTANBUL

Mustafa Burak Arabacı

Psychological Counselor

KARŞIYAKA / IZMIR

Graduate of the Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Ege University. After graduating, completed military service as a reserve officer in N...

Graduate of the Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Ege University. After graduating, completed military service as a reserve officer in Nusaybin, Mardin, providing psychological counseling services to military personnel. After completing training in family counseling, turned to psychoanalytically oriented work. Then completed the training and supervision in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: The Masterson Approach, undertaking the training and supervision in English in the three-year “Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy of the Disorders of the Self” program organized by the International Masterson Institute (New York). Has also attended workshops and group supervision on personality styles, grounded in psychodynamic/psychoanalytic psychotherapy, led by Dr. Jonathan Shedler. Currently at the thesis stage of the master’s program in Guidance and Psychological Counseling at Izmir Democracy University. Has worked to date as a psychological counselor and family counselor at private counseling centers, educational institutions, and non-governmental organizations. Currently works with adults and adolescents in a private practice in Karşıyaka, Izmir, drawing on psychoanalytic therapy and the Masterson Approach, with a focus on understanding the individual’s inner world, relational patterns, and the development of the self.

Özlem Serpen

Psychologist

BAŞAKŞEHİR / ISTANBUL

Enes İmert

Psychologist

YENİŞEHİR / DIYARBAKIR

Sümeyye Sürenoğlu

Psychologist (MSc)

ŞİŞLİ / ISTANBUL

Betül Dursun

Clinical Psychologist

ATAŞEHİR / ISTANBUL

Sena Soysal

Clinical Psychologist – Couples and Family Therapist

ATAŞEHİR / ISTANBUL

Clinical Psychologist Sena Soysal, who practices on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, graduated with high honors from the undergraduate program in Psychologica...

Clinical Psychologist Sena Soysal, who practices on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, graduated with high honors from the undergraduate program in Psychological Counseling and Guidance at Yeditepe University and went on to complete a specialization through a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology.
During undergraduate studies, worked actively as a psychological counselor at various counseling centers, schools, and hospitals. Volunteer projects provided continuous contact with children, adolescents, and adults, and the opportunity to work with every age group.
*         Served as training coordinator at the Masterson Institute Turkey, gaining a range of insights through various projects.
*         Worked as a psychotherapist at various psychotherapy centers in Ataşehir and specialized in personality disorders, couples and family therapy, and sex therapy.
*         Contributing writer for Psikeart and Psikesinema, prestigious Turkish psychology magazines.
*         Since 2016, has been actively working with adolescents and adults as a clinical psychologist at Mutlu Beslenme ve Danışmanlık Merkezi (a nutrition and counseling center).

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